Saturday, April 6, 2013

Author Interview-Sandie La Nae

We had so much fun when psychic and paranormal investigator, Sandie La Nae, visited last year, I've invited her back to chat about her latest book.

What draws
you to investigate a particular location?

There
are many factors about the draw to particular locations with our paranormal
team.

1.
History. Historical places are always quite fascinating to investigate. You
never know who you’ll find in an age old building or space.

2.
Personal requests. Many of our cliental ask us to investigate their home,
office, basement, attic, barn, an abandoned dwelling on their property, etc.
Once word gets around about what we do….

3.
Referrals…..others are very likely to contact us as they trust the referring
party’s judgment of our investigative team.

4.
Our interest. We have enquired at many locations the desire to investigate,
which the owner of the building has been more than obliging.

5.
Museums and Antique Stores: These places are full of spirits. Many people who
have crossed over just don’t want to ‘leave’ a treasured item. So, they stay
with it. If you don’t have a particular building to investigate, antique stores
and museums offer a surplus of very interesting investigative opportunities.

6.
Churches and Hospitals. Here again, these places have plenty of spirits to
investigate. Churches once offered guidance, comfort and safety to a living
being. Hospitals offered help, health and recovery. Both bring forth beginning
and ending of life – in their own respective realms. Many of those who have
crossed over stay in either place to continuously feel the comfort or good
health.

Too, hospitals do have their own reasons
for spirits to remain, which are reason enough for investigations, especially
abandoned hospitals, institutions or asylums.

The
list can go on and on, actually.

Tell us more
about your latest book, The Dake House.

I
met the owner of the building in 2001 and have had a wonderful journey since
learning about this notable dwelling that is on the National Registration of
Historic Places list. It was built by Charles W. Dake – the one and only
undertaker of Genoa, (the first settlement in Nevada) in 1872. In 1909 it was
sold to Theodore P. Hawkins – once relief rider for the Pony Express. Purchased
and restored by the owner’s parents in the 1960s, the family then experienced
much spirit activity inside the house, now an Antique Store (featuring items of
the time period when the home was built.)

One
occurrence was the haunting of a large painting of pink roses in a vase on a
table. When a buyer showed interest, the painting would drop off the wall (once
almost causing a fire) or would completely disappear. Of course, this prevented
any sales.

This painting happens to be globally known
as it was featured by numerous regional media as well as reported on in many
countries.

The
history, the hauntings and spirit activity –all keen interests to me – brought
forth my desire to write a book, which covers the building’s past and
paranormal happenings. The Dake House was an important part of Genoa’s beginnings
and I was honored to be the author to write the story of this historic
structure.

It is titled “The Victorian Past and
Haunted Present of the Dake House.”

What is one
of the more unexpected places that you discovered psychic activity?

I
have to be honest and say that due to my abilities (I am a psychic and also can
see those who are deceased) that not many places surprise me with their psychic
or spirit activity. No matter where I go, into any old or new building, I see
those who have crossed over that are still ‘residing’ in that particular
structure.

I have though, experienced a few locations
which contain entities that are not considered spirits or ghosts. Seeing these
beings are unnervingly unexpected, and potentially dangerous, so I try to usher
my team members out of that room or building for all of our safety sake. There
are certain energies in this world that are best left alone, and although they
do alarm me, I am glad my abilities let me notice them so we can vacate any
premises where our safety could be compromised. Ghost hunting is for data
gathering, for honing abilities, for fun, not injury and terror.

Anything
you’d like to add?

You can purchase
the Dake House book, and many others that I have written via my website, www.sandiespsychicstones.com. Many of my books are also on
Amazon Kindle under author

Sandie La Nae.

Thank you so much
for this opportunity to be a part of your wonderful blog site.